Apparently this is a very famous restaurant at Ginza, Tokyo. It just happens to be under the bridge of a railway. Ginza is THE high-end fashion district of Tokyo.

I spotted this at Ebisu, Tokyo. No Pizza Hut in Japan. But they have Domino's Pizza! Do they still exist in Canada? Ebisu is a more relaxing urban area in Tokyo. With fair amounts of sightseeings, shops and restaurants. Relaxing as in less cars, less people, etc. "Less" relative to Tokyo central, of course. I had one of the best lunches in Ebisu at a famous, but expensive restaurant. Katsuyoshi in Ebisu Garden Place Tower to be exact. There are many nice restaurants inside the towers, by the way. Might be worth the trip if you have a few hours to spare in Tokyo. I went at lunch on a weekday, so they have "bento" specials. A nifty custom to know in Tokyo for travellers. Here's the gist of it. On a weekday, non-holiday, find a expensive eatery, preferably in a business district, and ask for the "bento" menu. (make sure you do this before you go in and sit down) These are set lunches at about a THIRD of their usual dinner price to attact local business people. Travellers greatly benefit from this too.

Almost up to date!

I'm finally up to date with my photo postings. Sifting through three years of collection has been ... refreshing. I will move on to posting a few pictures from my recent trip to Japan and Hong Kong. Stay tuned.

One of the smaller engineering computer labs at University of Waterloo, Canada. Taken during my last term there. 2005/02/23

Alcatraz, in the middle of San Francisco Bay. 2004/10/09.

San Francisco, California! On a boat ride to The Rock. 2004/10/09

one of Toronto downtown's parks. They are having a volleyball tournament that day at the beach. Taken 2004/09/25